Gentrification: How to recognize and measure it using available quantitative data Cover Image

Gentryfikacja, jak ją rozpoznać i zmierzyć przy użyciu dostępnych danych ilościowych
Gentrification: How to recognize and measure it using available quantitative data

Author(s): Karolina Anielska
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Sociology
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: gentrification; socio-economic change; neighbourhood change; gentrification indicators

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of this article is to systematize issues related to recognizing and measuring the gentrification process using quantitative methods. The article discusses the definition of gentrification, its phases and types, factors influencing the creation and development of the process, as well as gentrification indicators, and it briefly reviews existing research of their use. Although there are Polish publications on the process of gentrification, there is a perceptible lack of comparison of gentrification indicators and the conditions in which they are used. Thanks to the selection of indicators that are appropriate for gentrification analysis in Polish cities and their testing in a case study of the gentrification process in Kraków, Poland, this article may help to create a methodology for empirical research.

  • Issue Year: 20/2019
  • Issue No: 77
  • Page Range: 83-102
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English, Polish